July 4, Gibraltar Pacific Productions Dallas, TX | BY SUSAN BOHL GPP’s Ken Speed has finished his work as special effects technician on the latest installment of the Terminator franchise series, Terminator: Genisys. Ken is certified and licensed in the required weapons, firearms and high explosives used on set as well as carrying his CPR/AED/Advance…
Read moreBy MICHAEL PAULSON JUNE 10, 2015 3:05 PM | ArtsBeat/The New York Times The Dramatists Guild of America, unhappy that honors for writers and composers were given off-air during the Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday, is urging its broadcast network CBS to reconsider next year. The practice of presenting the awards off-air drew pointed…
Read moreBy MICHAEL PAULSON JUNE 9, 2015 7:39 PM| ArtsBeat/The New York Times Broadway is having a bit of a post-Tonys housecleaning. The producers of “Gigi,” a musical revival starring Vanessa Hudgens in the title role, announced Tuesday evening that their show would close on June 21, after 20 previews and 86 performances. The announcement…
Read moreBy MICHAEL COOPER JUNE 9, 2015 4:29 PM | ArtsBeat/The New York Times One of the world’s most celebrated ballerinas, Natalia Osipova, has withdrawn from several performances in the United States as she recovers after an injury that she sustained last month while dancing the title role in “Giselle” with American Ballet Theater at the…
Read moreBy KATHRYN SHATTUCK JUNE 9, 2015 10:45 AM | ArtsBeat/The New York Times In what world does a police officer run after a suspect, weapon drawn, in kitten heels? Why, in France, of course — at least in the France of Hervé Hadmar, the director and creator, with Marc Herpoux, of the Gallic thriller “Witnesses.”…
Read moreBy KATHRYN SHATTUCK JUNE 9, 2015 10:45 AM | ArtsBeat/The New York Times In what world does a police officer run after a suspect, weapon drawn, in kitten heels? Why, in France, of course — at least in the France of Hervé Hadmar, the director and creator, with Marc Herpoux, of the Gallic thriller “Witnesses.”…
Read moreBy MICHAEL COOPER JUNE 9, 2015 6:30 AM| ArtsBeat/The New York Times James Conlon, the versatile New York-born maestro, is returning to Europe for his next podium: he will become the principal conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Turin, Italy, in 2016, the orchestra said on Tuesday. The modern RAI National Symphony…
Read moreBy DAVE ITZKOFF JUNE 9, 2015 3:50 PM | ArtsBeat/The New York Times May we have the attention of the class, please: “School of Rock” will indeed be in session on Broadway this fall. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical adaptation of the 2003 Jack Black comedy has now solidified its Broadway plans, and is to…
Read moreBy DANIEL MCDERMON JUNE 9, 2015 3:09 PM | ArtsBeat/The New York Times The bidder who won Alberto Giacometti’s “L’homme au doigt (Pointing Man)” for $141.3 million (including fees) from an auction at Christie’s last month was the hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen, according to two people with knowledge of the sale. The…
Read morebest picture Birdman The film took home a total of four Oscars, including the awards for best director, cinematography and original screenplay. The best picture competition was seen as a two-film race between “Birdman” and “Boyhood.” But “The Grand Budapest Hotel” wound up winning four awards as well, in more technical categories. ACTOR IN A…
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